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The National Rifle Association has yet to comment on the Sandy Hook tragedy. In fact, the day after the shooting they took down their main Facebook page. On Saturday, one day after the unthinkable shootings at a Newtown, Conn. elementary school, the NRA took a more drastic measure by deactivating its Facebook page after celebrating getting to 1.7 million fans …

The rifle used to kill all those kids can easily be purchased online. And shipping is free.

Organized by City Council candidate Corey Johnson.  Via press release: Please join members of the Downtown Community in a Candle Light Prayer Vigil for our fallen neighbors in Connecticut’s Sandy Hook School. The service will have the participation of clergy from various Churches, Synagogues, and Mosques located downtown. We anticipate that the service will last 30 – 40 minutes. Many …

Decades old and nothing has changed. (Via JMG reader Dick)

“Gun control supporters have the blood of little children on their hands. Federal and state laws combined to insure that no teacher, no administrator, no adult had a gun at the Newtown school where the children were murdered. This tragedy underscores the urgency of getting rid of gun bans in school zones. The only thing accomplished by gun free zones …

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There are eight of these in the Atlanta area.

And Harvard is the number one bastion of Satanists.

Not to be outdone by Daily Caller’s weekly handgun giveaway, Breitbart today is promoting a shotgun giveaway from a site that is “Pro God, Pro Gun.”

At first blush, the Protect The Polls site appears all too possible. But after riling up both sides, it has been revealed as an elaborate hoax meant to mock the GOP’s ongoing effort to suppress minority voting in Florida and elsewhere. From the Protect The Polls site: Over the past year Voter Fraud has become an important issue in Florida. …

Think Progress notes that the official GOP party platform endorses the continued legalization of the same high-capacity bullet magazines used in Colorado’s Batman mass slaying. Gun ownership is responsible citizenship, enabling Americans to defend their homes and communities. We condemn frivolous lawsuits against gun manufacturers and oppose federal licensing or registration of law-abiding gun owners. We oppose legislation that is …

Family Research Council shooting suspect Floyd Corkins has been arraigned, charged, and order held without bond for a mental health evaluation. Twenty-eight-year-old Floyd Lee Corkins was wearing a white prison jumpsuit and showed no visible emotions or reactions at federal court Thursday. When the judge asked if he could afford a private attorney, Corkins responded that he only had $300 …

NOTE: The photo I’ve added to this post is alleged to be the shooter according to multiple sources on Twitter. His identity is unconfirmed at this writing. Via NBC News: The suspect’s name has not been released, but officials told NBC News he is Floyd Corkins, 28, from nearby Herndon, Va. A photographer who saw the suspect being arrested describes …

A massive coalition of LGBT rights groups have issued a joint denouncement of today’s shooting at Family Research Council headquarters in Washington DC. We were saddened to hear news of the shooting this morning at the offices of the Family Research Council. Our hearts go out to the shooting victim, his family, and his co-workers. The motivation and circumstances behind …

Tony Perkins has released a short statement: “The police are investigating this incident. Our first concern is with our colleague who was shot today. Our concern is for him and his family.” Stand by for more in this post. As always, please remember that your reactions to this story may be republished elsewhere.UPDATE: ABC News has more. A security guard …

Reuters has an initial report: Multiple people, including law enforcement officers, were shot on Monday when a gunman opened fire near Texas A&M University, police in College Station, Texas, said. “We have multiple people who have been shot,” police spokeswoman Rhonda Seaton told CNN, adding that law enforcement officers were among those. Police had the shooting suspect in custody, according …

CBS News reports that the Wisconsin shooter has been identified. No photo has yet been released [SEE UPDATE BELOW] and web detectives are already scouring social media sites for his profiles. The suspect in a shooting that left six people dead at a Sikh temple in suburban Milwaukee on Sunday has been identified as Wade Michael Page, who served in …

Seven people are dead including a suspected gunman after a mass shooting a Sikh temple in Oak Creek, Wisconsin. A police officer was also shot and was in surgery at Froedtert Hospital, according to police spokesman Bradley Wentlandt. At least two adult men were also being treated at Froedtert for shooting wounds. They were in critical condition, according to initial …